X0306 4 2020-12-28 0 0000092122 SOUTHERN CO SO 0001189571 JOHNS JOHN D 30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD., NW ATLANTA GA 30308 1 0 0 0 Southern Company Common Stock 2020-12-28 4 J 0 50 0.00 A 60 D Southern Company Common Stock 2020-12-28 4 J 0 184 0.00 A 670 I Wife Received shares via an in-kind distribution from a limited partnership over which the reporting person and his spouse have no investment control. Includes 10 shares held by the reporting person since prior to the start of his reporting obligations under Section 16. Includes 36 shares held by the reporting person's spouse since prior to the start of his reporting obligations under Section 16. Includes 450 shares held in a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's spouse and her descendants. The reporting person's spouse is trustee of the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by his spouse and the trust, and the filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose /s/Marcia R. DeMar, Attorney-in-Fact for John D. Johns 2020-12-30